Ich |
1. n. (psychoanalysis) ego | |
2. n. self, me, him, etc. | |
das wahre Ich - the real me | |
3. pron. I (first person singular nominative (subject) pronoun) | |
Wünsche |
1. n. plural of Wunsch | |
2. v. first-person singular present of wünschen | |
3. v. first-person singular subjunctive of wünschen | |
4. v. third-person singular subjunctive of wünschen | |
5. v. singular imperative of wünschen | |
wünschen |
1. v. to wish for; to make a wish for; to want; to desire | |
Ich wünsche mir ein Meerschweinchen. - I want a guinea pig. | |
2. v. to wish someone something | |
Ich wünsche dir alles Gute. - I wish you all the best. | |
3. v. to demand; to order; in negation: not to tolerate | |
Ich wünsche eine Erklärung! - I demand an explanation! | |
Ich wünsche ein solches Verhalten nicht. - I won’t tolerate such behaviour. | |
mir |
1. pron. personal dative of ich: me, to me: | |
Er gab es mir. - He gave it to me. | |
2. pron. (dialectal, or colloquial) Alternative form of wir, t=we | |
ein |
1. art. a, an | |
ein Mann - a man | |
eine Frau - a woman | |
ein Kind - a child | |
2. adv. (now chiefly in compounds) indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something | |
ein und aus gehen, weder ein noch aus wissen | |
darein, derein, feldein, feldein, hafenein, hafenein, herein, herein, hierein, hierein, hinein, hinein, jahrein, jahrein, waldein, waldein (older spellings include Wald-ein), worein, wor | |
3. adj. (predicative) on | |
Ist der Schalter ein oder aus? (d. h., Ist der Schalter ein- oder ausgeschaltet?) - Is the switch on or off. (i.e., Is the switch switched on or off.) | |
Boot |
1. n. boat | |
2. n. , translation=On the water, in a decorated boat, the little denizen of the Spreewald is taken to Lübbenau or Burg to be baptized; in a boat the schoolchild goes to school; and on the friendly green wa | |
3. n. , translation=I’ve been lying here for two hours now looking at the pines and into the water— all alone on my boat. | |
das |
1. art. singular of der: the | |
2. pron. singular of der | |
3. pron. (relative) who, that, which | |
Ich kenne ein Mädchen, das das kann. - I know a girl who can do that. | |
Das kann es nicht geben. - This is nothing that could possibly exist. | |
4. pron. (demonstrative) this, that, it | |
Das ist mein Haus. - This is my house. | |
er - Er wissen | |
Ich hab das nicht. - I don’t have it. (i.e. the thing mentioned) | |
5. pron. (regional, northern Germany) it (subject of an impersonal verb) | |
Das regnet schon wieder. - It’s raining again. | |
Wissen Sie, wie spät das ist? - Do you know what time it is? | |
der |
1. art. the | |
2. art. feminine singular of der | |
3. art. genitive plural of der | |
4. pron. who; that; which | |
Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that. | |
5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that | |
6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that | |
Der Mann war es! - It was that man! | |
7. pron. (indicative) him, he | |
Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it! | |
8. pron. (differential) the one, him | |
Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat | |
9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her | |
mich |
1. pron. accusative of ich: me | |
weit |
1. adj. wide | |
2. adj. large | |
3. adj. far, distant (of the past or future) | |
Der Roman spielt in der weiten Zukunft. - The novel takes place in the far future. | |
4. adj. Denotes a certain point in time or in some process or schedule, or a certain stage of development. | |
Es ist fast so weit, das Ritual durchzuführen. - It's almost time to perform the ritual. | |
Computer sind so weit fortgeschritten, dass sie Sprache verstehen. - Computers have advanced enough to understand language. | |
5. adv. far | |
Weg |
1. n. path, trail, track (usually for foot traffic) | |
Der Wald kann gefährlich sein, also bleib auf dem Weg. - The forest can be dangerous, so stay on the path. | |
2. n. route, way (to get from one place to another) | |
Kennst du den Weg nach Schönebeck? - Do you know the way to Schönebeck? | |
auf dem Weg - on the way | |
3. n. method, way (of doing something) | |
Wir haben einen Weg gefunden, Milch aus Hafer zu erhalten. - We found a way to extract milk from oats. | |
Mittel und Wege - ways and means | |
4. n. (with preposition) someone's planned course or path, the space needed for movement | |
in den Weg - in the way | |
aus dem Weg - out of the way | |
5. adv. away | |
Geh weg! - Go away! | |
6. adv. gone, not there | |
Meine Tasche ist weg. - My bag is gone. | |
Das Rezept ist mit Knoblauch, aber du kannst ihn auch weglassen. - ... you can also leave it away. | |
7. adv. (now rare) minus | |
8. adv. (regional, Westphalia) from | |
Wo bist du denn weg? - And you, where do you come from? | |
9. adv. (informal) unconscious; passed out | |
10. adv. (informal) hammered; so drunk as being close to unconsciousness | |
von |
1. prep. from | |
Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. | |
Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. | |
2. prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) | |
das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father | |
3. prep. by (with passive voice) | |
Das Hotel wird von der Firma bezahlt. - The hotel is paid for by the company. | |
4. prep. about, of (a topic) | |
Er hat von seiner Jugend erzählt. - He told about his youth. | |
5. prep. on, with (a resource) | |
Von welchem Geld soll ich als Arbeitsloser in Urlaub fahren? - Being unemployed, on what money should I go on holidays? | |
Man kann nicht nur von Luft und Liebe leben. - You can’t live on air and love alone. (proverb) | |
Hier |
1. n. (abstract) here, this place. | |
Im Hier und Jetzt leben. - To live in the here and now. | |
2. adv. (location) here; in this place; refers to an environment one is currently in, or to something within reach | |
Ich bin hier in diesem Dorf geboren. - I was born here in this village. | |
Setzen wir uns hier aufs Sofa. - Let’s sit down here on the sofa. | |
3. adv. (location) there; right there; in that place; refers to something that is considered nearby, or can be seen and pointed at | |
Die Kirche ist gleich hier am Ende der Straße. - The church is right there at the end of the street. | |
Siehst du die Wolke hier neben der Bergspitze? - Can you see that cloud there next to the mountain top? | |
4. adv. (abstract) here (within this context) | |
Die Frist wurde hier überhaupt nicht erwähnt. - The deadline was not mentioned here at all. | |
5. adv. used with the definite article or the determiner dieser, , this, that to express proximity (“this”) | |
Die Kneipe hier ist sehr beliebt. - This pub is very popular. | |
Hierder Stuhl ist kaputt. - This chair is broken. | |
Dieser Schrank hier ist 200 Jahre alt. - This cupboard is 200 years old. | |
6. interj. (colloquial) Used for emphasis or to call for attention, often when changing the subject | |
Hier, der Markus ist doch jetzt auch verheiratet, ne? - Hey, wait, Markus is married now, too, isn't he? | |
bringt |
1. v. third-person singular present of bringen | |
2. v. second-person plural present of bringen | |
3. v. plural imperative of bringen | |
bringen |
1. v. to bring, to fetch, to take, to convey, to bear | |
Ich bringe die Katze ins Haus. - I'm bringing the cat into the house. | |
2. v. to bring, to lead, to guide, to accompany | |
Sie hat dich ins Krankenhaus gebracht. - She brought you to the hospital. | |
3. v. (ditransitive) to cause (someone) to have (something); to cause (something) to exist for the benefit, or to the detriment, of (someone); to cause (something) to be a part of (something) | |
Diese Münze bringt mir Glück. - This coin brings me luck. | |
Die Ansiedelung des Unternehmens bringt der Gemeinde viele neue Einwohner. - The company’s setting up shop brings many new residents to the municipality. | |
4. v. to get, to cause (someone to do something) | |
Sie bringt mich zum Lachen. - She makes me laugh. | |
Ich bringe Julia dazu, mich nach Hause zu fahren. - I'll get Julia to drive me home. | |
Ich kann ihn nicht dazu bringen, dass er mir die geheime Zutat verrät. - I can't get him to tell me the secret ingredient. | |
„Er verrät mir die geheime Zutat nicht!“―„Keine Sorge, ich bringe ihn schon noch dazu.“ - “He’s not telling me the secret ingredient!”―“No worries, eventually I’ll make him tell you.” | |
5. v. To cause the action implied by a phrase to take place, possibly making the sentence more passive or indirect. | |
zum Ausdruck bringen - to express | |
in Einklang bringen - to reconcile | |
zu Fall bringen - to bring down | |
in Gang bringen - to initiate | |
ins Gespräch bringen - to bring up for discussion | |
in Ordnung bringen - to put in order | |
auf den Punkt bringen - to get to the point | |
in Sicherheit bringen - to bring to safety | |
in Verbindung bringen - to associate | |
auf den Weg bringen - to set on course (initiate) | |
6. v. to acquire; to take possession of | |
7. v. to accomplish; to yield | |
8. v. (colloquial transitive with es (or, shortend, ’s) negative polarity or sarcastic) to be of use; to be helpful | |
„Lass mich noch mal mit dem Löffel versuchen, diese verflixte Dose aufzukriegen.“―„Ja, das bringt’s ganz bestimmt …“ - “Let me have another go with the spoon to get this darned tin can open.”―“ | |
9. v. (informal, intransitive) to deliver; to perform well | |
Wenn man seine Leute ordentlich behandelt, dann bringen die auch. - If you treat your staff decently, then they actually deliver. | |
10. v. to get over with | |
Ich will den Tag hinter mich bringen. - I want to get this day over with. | |